Do twitter, rss, friendfeed and other outlets kill bloggers' cashflow?

Many bloggers blog for a living using ads and such to generate revenue. This seems like the ideal way to make a living doesn't it? I mean, who wouldnt want to go to the local coffee shop and blog the day away while generating some cash? I know I could give up the office life for that!

What happens when your readers(traffic) subscribe to a feed instead of coming to your blog? this means that those folks don't get the opportunity to click on one of those super relevant advertisements that bring you a few cents for every handful of clicks. Also, lets look at twitter. Tons of bloggers are utilizing twitter to microblog. This is a cool concept, and I think there is a lot that twitter can offer the blogger world. My thought is that twitter brings a new challenge: the blogger must captivate the audience in 150 characters or less and make them want to go to your blog to read the rest.

The next post will explore friendfeed in some detail.

thanks for dropping by!
-jeremy